Sunday, December 17, 2017
#251 Checklist 264-394
In summary these lower represent
more established player not 4A guys on the fringe in higher numbers….The superstars listed are icons Roberto
Clemente, and Hank Aaron….other HOFer's are Luis Aparcio, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Gaylord
Perry, Willie McCovey…HOF Manager Earl Weaver,…Guys who are still on the bubble for HOF consideration: Tommy John, Dave Conception…. least deserving
of a card: Ron Cook doesn’t light my
fire…the torch has passed Pete Hamm…Stars who descended fast at this point Frank Howard and
Steve Blass….player with the best future it’s Conception with a tossup between Bobby Grich and
Hal McRae, followed by Mickey Rivers.
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what's a "4A guy"?
ReplyDeleteA career minor-leaguer. (Better than most triple-A players, but not quite MLB caliber.)
DeleteSome of my favorite 4A player from the early 70's era are Richie Scheinblum (although he had a very good 1972 season), Jim Hicks, Joe Lis, and Roger Freed. Randy Bass comes to mind later on in the 70-80's. AAAA players are usually home run hitters who can grove on fastballs but has great difficulty with the off speed at the MLB level. Many have spent the end of their careers in Japan. Between minors, Japan, and limited MLB time Bass hit 455 home runs.
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